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ISEPS ADVISOR/COUNSELOR SYSTEM
From the very start of a potential student's interest in ISEPS, we are ready to work with the Home Campus Advisor in creating a highly beneficial overseas studies experience, by mutually identifying said student's strengths, recommending suitable academic courses, suggesting appropriate outside socio-cultural activities, and proposing specific projects, all done in harmony with the student's background, skills, and experience. Without a serious Advisor/Counselor system in place at the study site, much of the potential for all learning and advancement through international study is lost. The ISEPS Advisor/Counselor is in place as a resource to ensure that each participant has a real person who is there to orientate and re-orientate him or her, through regular and individual meetings, in the unfolding reality of a foreign university and its distinct cultural setting.
A central element to this hands-on guidance and support is the unique ISEPS Advisor/Counselor system, which is a customized advising plan for each program participant. The ISEPS Advisor/Counselor works in concert with both the participant and his/her Home Campus Advisor with the shared objective of ensuring that from the very start the international studies experience has a maximum promise for greater success as a carefully planned effort to be undertaken by the student. Every ISEPS Advisor/Counselor has decades of practical, professional, and personal experience both in Seville and at the University of Seville.
At the moment of admission into an ISEPS program, the participant is assigned a specific ISEPS Advisor/Counselor. From that point on, the ISEPS Advisor/Counselor will answer all the questions of the student and his/her Home Campus Advisor, suggest solutions for any issues that arise, and plan the necessary support services for the student. Upon the commencement of the ISEPS student's study abroad in Seville, the ISEPS Advisor/Counselor will meet with him/her once every week.
The following represents some, but not all, of the academic areas which have an assigned ISEPS Advisor/Counselor:
ARABIC/ISLAMIC STUDIES & NORTH AFRICAN STUDIES
CONTEMPORARY NORTH & SOUTH AMERICAN STUDIES
ENGLISH LITERATURE, AMERICAN LITERATURE, & AMERICAN STUDIES
GEOGRAPHY, CLIMATOLOGY, & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
HISTORY OF SPAIN & HISTORIOGRAPHY
HISTORY OF SPAIN, THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, & NORTH AFRICAN-EUROPEAN RELATIONS
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS & INTERNATIONAL LAW
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES & ECONOMIC HISTORY
SPANISH LITERATURE & COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Comparative Literature, German, French
Dr. Coro Malaxecheverría (BA & MA - University of Barcelona, Ph.D. - University of North Carolina) has worked, studied, and lectured in Spain, the United States, Germany, and France, being fluent in four languages. Among her notable distinguished academic experiences are her Spanish Language professorial position at the University of North Carolina, and her Resident Director role for CIEE's Language and Society Program at the University of Seville. Dr. Malaxecheverría has participated in numerous international conferences of Spanish Literature, Comparative Literature, and Gender Studies in Europe and the United States, and is an accomplished author with a recent focus of Women Writers in Twentieth Century Spain.
Dr. Jerry L. Johnson (BS - Drake University, MA & Ph.D. - University of Virginia) is the Academic Director and Director of Advisor/Counselor Services for ISEPS, having previously served as Resident Director and Regional Program Director for CIEE at the University of Seville. Dr. Johnson has taught Spanish Semantics and Morphology at the University of Seville, and Spanish Language, Literature, and Civilization at the University of Virginia, Michigan State University, and the University of Maine.
Anthropology, Ethnology, and Social Psychology
Dr. Gabriel de Cicco (MA - Seton Hall University, Ph.D. - University of Madrid) is now in the Psychology Department at the University of Seville, concentrating in Socio-Cultural Conflicts and Role Models. He has more than three decades experience teaching in Spain, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Korea, and China, and has published over 75 articles reflecting his scholarly acumen in Social Psychology, Linguistics, Social Anthropology, Archaeology, and Ethno-History. Among his many distinguished accomplishments, his work has been recognized by the Library of Congress and the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia.
Mr. Richard Alan Ginsburg (BBA & MBA - University of Massachusetts) studied in the University of Seville's School of Business and Economics. He has spent the past two decades in Seville as Director of Development, Marketing and Sales for a major corporation. He has several awards for creating effective international sales models, and lectures at the Instituto San Telmo in the areas of Market Analysis, Sales Management, and the Customer Loyalty Development.
Dr. José Luis Manfredi (Ph.D. - University of Seville) is Chair Professor in the School of Communication Sciences at the University of Seville, having served previously as the Director for Cultural Services for the U.S. Information Agency at the U.S. Consulate General in Seville. Dr. Manfredi has a rich history in active journalism, specializing in media image projection.
Mr. Alejandro García Lomas (Licenciatura and Masters in Mining - University of Seville) is presently the Director of Maintenance and Development of Facilities at the Escuela Superior de Ingeniería in the University of Seville, where he plans and oversees the university's ongoing physical plant upkeep and expansion requirements. He has years of experience as a Mining Engineer, both directing and managing mining operations in the Río Tinto mining region of the Huelva Province.
Latin American Studies and Economic History
Dr. Cristina García Bernales (Ph.D. - University of Seville) is Associate Professor of Modern and Contemporary Latin American History at the University of Seville, with her major area of concentration being the Post-Independence Economic History of Latin America. She has both taught and studied in Mexico, Colombia, and Nicaragua.
English Literature, American Literature, and American Studies
Dr. Pilar Marín Madrazo (MA - Mount Holyoke College, Ph.D. - University of Salamanca) is the Chair Professor of American Literature and American Studies at the University of Seville. A well-published academician, Dr. Marín Madrazo is the Chief Editor of La Revista de Estudios Norteamericanos, the leading journal dedicated to U.S. academic and intellectual issues.
Arabic/Islamic Studies and North African Studies
Dr. María Eugenia Gálvez (Ph.D. - University of Madrid) teaches at the University of Seville where she is an authority in Arabic Studies and Contemporary Arabic Prose. She enjoys a strong reputation for her translations into Spanish of prominent contemporary Arab World writers, having lived previously in Egypt, Morocco, and the Sudan.
Contemporary North & South American Studies, U.S. Diplomatic History in the Americas, and Constitutional Studies (as per U.S. Constitutional Influences in Latin America)
Dr. Julian Ruíz Rivera (Ph.D. - St. Louis University, Ph.D. - University of Seville) is the Chair Professor North & South American History at the University of Seville. Dr. Ruíz Rivera specializes in Anglo America and the related history of English penetration of the continent.
International Affairs and International Law
Dr. Eulalia Petit (Licenciatura in Law & Ph.D. in International Law - University of Seville) is a tenured faculty member in the Law School at the University of Seville where she teaches in the Department of International Law. She has academic experience in Germany, Belgium, and Austria, having studied at the U.S. Department of State's Salzburg Seminar in the latter.
Mr. José de la Rosa (Licenciatura in Law - University of Seville, Masters in International Law -New York University) is a member of the New York Bar Association and the Colegio de Abogados of Seville. He is the Past President of Fulbright Scholars in Spain. In agreeing to work with ISEPS students who plan a future in the law field, he will insure that they take those courses in the School of Law at the University of Seville that are appropriate for their career plans and background.
Mr. Peter Derheimer (BA - Indiana University, MM - Yale University) has been with the Royal Seville Symphony since 1991, and at present is the Principal Timpanist. Prior to coming to Seville he studied at the Vienna Academy, and he was a member of the Chicago Symphony Training Orchestra.
Ms. Clarissa Lorenzana (Attended College of the Holy Cross) has worked for many years in Spain in the Human Resources field for firms such as Tobin & Associates and Heidrick & Struggles, and presently is at the Swedish Consulate in Seville. She possesses strong turnkey management experience in the multi-faceted personnel and related logistical concerns involved in effectively organizing and staging corporate functions, special events, and multinational projects.
Geography, Climatology, and Environmental Studies
Dr. Sofía Benegas Benaya (Licenciatura in Geography - University of Madrid, Ph.D. in Urban Geography - University of Seville) is an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Seville, where she specializes in Urban Geography. She has taught in El Salvador, Colombia, Chile, and Nicaragua, along with having extensively visited the United States.
History of Spain and Historiography
Dr. Francisco Nuñez Roldán (Ph.D. - University of Seville) is a well-respected scholar in the field of Spanish History. He is the author of numerous major publications, books, and articles that focus principally on the contemporary period of Spain.
History of Spain, the European Community, and North African-European Relations
Ms. Deborah Cole Díaz (Licenciatura - University of Seville, MA - Durham University) is presently completing her Ph.D. at the University of Seville. She has taught in the United Kingdom and Spain, and presently teaches Contemporary Spanish History, the European Community, and Economic History at the University of Seville. She has taught in the CIEE summer program. Her academic training embraces a diverse competency including European Integration and Finance Law, and Islamic Studies. \
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